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As you could hint from our Facebook page we have a brand new guide launching today… Kids’ Travel Guide – Germany!!! We are really excited about our brand new kids guide and like we got you used already we prepared a few surprises for you this week as well.

Q1: Hi Salome, thank you so much for agreeing with this interview. Can you please tell us a little bit about you?

I was born in the mountains of Appalachian Alabama and raised in the southern part of the state, where I grew up with alligators in my backyard. I graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where I earned a history degree and specialised in modern German history. Now I work as a freelance writer, which means I get to write about all kinds of things. I write reviews of movies and TV shows regularly and I also do many shorter jobs, where I write about everything from exercising to animals.

I travel a lot, usually between New York City and Alabama, but I like to go everywhere. My dream destination is either the Maldives or Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary. I love dogs! But I have only a 17-year-old cat.

Q2: Why did you want to write a children’s travel guide to Germany?

German culture has always been a big part of my life–my parents are from towns that were German settlements and they still celebrate Oktoberfest every year. Then when I was at UAB, I also took German language classes, and like most good language classes, we learned a lot about the country, its people, and its culture. Through that and my travels, I’ve really grown to love Germany, so I was excited to get the opportunity to introduce it to kids who are lucky enough to go there.

Q3: What did you enjoy most about writing this book? Which part of the book do you like the most?

As with most things, my favourite part is the history. In particular, I enjoyed the challenge of trying to explain Germany’s complicated history to children. And speaking of challenges, I also enjoyed the process of imagining Germany through a child’s eyes and figuring out what they would like to know when they travel. My nieces helped a lot with that!

Well, there’s the obvious reason–this isn’t their parents’ travel guide. It’s tailored toward children and that means that everything was written with them in mind. There’s useful information in the book, like basic German phrases so they can really feel like worldly travelers, but there’s also plenty of activities so they can have some fun.

Q5: Is there a special message you would like to deliver to the kids who read this guide?

I’d just like them to know that it was very cool getting to write this for them. I hope that they like it and I hope that they like Germany as much I do. Have some extra Lebkuchen for me (but ask your parents first!).

Thank you so much for the interview, Salome! We truly appreciate your commitment to writing our new guide and for taking the time to give us this interview.

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11 Comments

I never really thought about travel books/guides for children. I think it’s a great idea! I have no need for them currently but if I end up having a child and traveling in the future, I will definitely look into them. Nice interview 🙂

The concept of this book is amazing! I love that she studied German history, I think that history is amazing and has been through so much. I would love to teach my son more about Germany while traveling since he has a lot of German heritage.